[Problems of posture and the locomotor system as a result of amputation of a lower extremity (author's transl)].

While it is true that partial loss of a leg regularly leads to additional stress on the remaining parts of the body, the ability of the organism to compensate for this is evidently so good that under everyday conditions with physiological stress the additional load is tolerated by the vertebral column and the remaining leg. Conversely, the residual function of the amputated leg is likely to be impaired if the prosthesis is too short, and if these are any lumbosacral defects damage will probably result. This applies in particular to cases with scoliosis due to false posture.